¹⁵Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent^t you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies.^u ¹⁶Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth.^v This very year you are going to die,^w because you have preached rebellion^x against the Lord.’ ”

¹⁷In the seventh month of that same year, Hananiah the prophet died.^y

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Cross references

t Jer 29:31
uSee Jer 7:4; 20:6; 29:21; La 2:14; Eze 13:6
vSee Ge 7:4
w Dt 18:20; Zec 13:3
x Dt 13:5; Jer 29:32
ySee 2 Ki 1:17

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie. Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.’ ”

In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, but you have led these people to trust in a lie. Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to send you off the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the Lord.’ ” And the prophet Hananiah died that year in the seventh month.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you, but the people believe your lies. Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘You must die. Your life will end this very year because you have rebelled against the Lord.’ ”

Two months later the prophet Hananiah died.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Please listen, Hananiah, Yahweh has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie. Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘Look, I am going to send you from the face of the earth. This year you will die because you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.’ ” And Hananiah the prophet died in that same year in the seventh month.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord. So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

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